Can holder and server



June 29, 1937. M. w. JANOWSKI CAN HOLDER AND SERVER Filed Jan. 50, 1936I 3mm Marian W (Inna waltz extends into a narrower Patented June 29,1937 UNITED STATES 2,085,6iil

PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a' can holder and server, capable of use withcans which contain various commodities and for example beer.

It is aimed to provide a novel construction ca- 5 pable of manufacturefrom a single blank of metal or other material, expeditiously andinexpensively.

The more specific objects and advantages will,

become apparent from a consideration of the de- 1 10 scription followingtaken in connection with accompanying drawing illustrating an operativeembodiment.

In said drawing:-

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation 01' the 1 15 improved device;

Figure 2 is a view line 2-2 01' Figure 1;

Iigure 3 is a perspective view of the device an Figure 4 is a which thedevice is constructed.

Referring specifically to the drawing wherein like reference charactersdesignate like or similar parts, the device is initially struck in asingle blank from sheet metal or other material, in the form disclosedin Figure 4.

The device consists oi a base plate ll ,trom which an upright wall llrises, such wall at the lower edge resting on the base plate i and beingconnected thereto by a neck I! upbent at a right angle to the wall IIand returned over the base plate, thereby insetting the wall ll in-themargin of the base plate.

Said wall or upright ll may be of any desired width or configuration butpreferably is arcuate and widened at the lower portion as at I! andportion It. From the portion II, the portion II is bent outwardly intothe form of a handle, whose free end as at I! may be welded or solderedto the wall II.

A struck-up tongue i1 is providedon the base plate II and a struck-outhook it is provided at the Junction 01' the portions l4 and Ii, the sameextending over'the base plate.

The device is adapted to be used, for example, to hold a can such asthat suggested in dotted lines'at II which is 01' the type in which beeris marketed, although no limitation is to be implied to the use withthis particular material. Such a can has its top and bottom depressed asshown at I! and 2|, respectively.

Intheuseotthedevicathe-canisdisposed with its bottom resting on thetongue II and hence thelatterextsndsintoths II.

taken substantially on the plan view of the blank from The can is thendepressed, accordingly depressing the tongue against its tension, toenable the can to engage under the hook I8, and the latter to hook overthe marginal edge of the top of the can. The can will thus be removablyand resil- 5 lently held in place through the spring tension of thetongue l1, urging the can into tight engagement with the hook it,lateral displacement of the can being avoided by contact oi the latterwith the widened wall portions I3.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spiritand scope oi. the invention.

I claim as my invention:-

1. A can holder of the class described, having a base, a relativelynarrow wall rising from one side of the base, a hook on said wall forretaining engagement by a can or the like, and an upstruck resilienttongue on said base to engage \a can or thelike and urge the same towardand maintain it in engagement with said hook.

2. A can holder of the class described, having a base, a relativelynarrow wall rising from one side 01' the base, a hook on said wall forretaining engagement by a can or the like, and an upstruck resilienttongue on said base to engage a can or the like and urge the same towardand maintain it in engagement with said hook, said base having areturned portion integrally engaging said wall.

3. A holder for a can or the like made from a single blank of materialhaving a base, and upstruck resilient tongue on said base, a returnportion over said base, a wall rising from said return portion and beingarcuate adjacent the base, said wall having a struck-out hook en-'gageable with a can or the like, and a handle extending from said wallin a direction opposite to the hook.

4. A holder for a can or the like made from a 40 single blank 01'material having at one end an enlarged portion comprising a base, anupstruck resilient tongue on said base, a narrow return portion oversaid base, a wall portion rising from said return portion said wallportion being relatively wide adjacent to the base and tapering and itsextended portion relatively narrow, an outstruck hook on said extendedportion for engagement with a can or the like, and the extremity of saidextended portion providing a handle extending from said extended portionin a direction opposite to the hook.

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